Marrakech and Kashmir: and a tale of dreams and patience
on Nov 13, 2009 in Building Guesthouse Life Stuff Here’s the thing: making your dreams come true isn't a speedy process. In fact, I’ve devised a mathematical equation to represent this accurately. Estimated time necessary to make dream come true + time to deal with obstacles you never thought...

A Marrakech tale: or a philosophical recipe for making dreams come true
on Nov 10, 2009 in Life Dear friends, No one told me that this Marrakech dream of mine would take so long and would cost so much. No, no one told me that I would spend my days hoping but my nights worrying. That along the...

Marrakech: Kishani Perrera and a tale of decorating with Moroccan glamour
on Nov 9, 2009 in Design/Decor Guesthouse Peacock Pavilions Shop I've been decorating.............like crazy. It's starting to look pretty and cozy and ethnic around here at Peacock Pavilions. Art, carpets and textiles abound. And there are even a few hints of fabulous (oh my!). Can't wait to show you. But...

Marrakech: and tale of a Groovy Room bookcase styling
on Nov 6, 2009 in Design/Decor Guesthouse Home It started out as a sad little bookcase. Rickety, made out of plywood. Alone, it had no friends. It wrote in to the lady who ran the local home makeover show (umm...upstairs). Please, it said, Do something:-( And this is...

Marrkech; and a Zid Zid Kids tale of ghosts and goblins.....
on Nov 4, 2009 in Life Stuff Oh, I know it's late. But it's taken me a few days to recover enough to tell the frightening tale... The day had turned into night by the time we climbed in the car. We were traveling across Marrakech to...

Marrakech: and a tale of my curious Halloween garb
on Nov 2, 2009 in Fashion Lifestyle There was something about the vintage Moroccan caftan. sheer and covered with gold embroidery...... that made me want to dress up for Halloween like a cross between Talitha Getty and Mata Hari. oh my. Antique Yemeni headcarf, vintage collar necklace.

Marrakech: and a tale of the crabby antidote
on Oct 30, 2009 in Life Lifestyle Here's hoping your weekend is filled with.... young color Simple pleasures and scary pancakes Find beauty everywhere you go. Happy Halloween!

Kashmir, India: a beautiful girl and a little tale
on Oct 27, 2009 in Culture Travel I had met her at a wedding in Kashmir. She was a guest. I was a stranger taking photographs. I noticed her because she was a live wire --I could feel her electricity from across the room. We sat together...

A Marrakech tale: or a peek at a corner in my home
on Oct 25, 2009 in Design/Decor Guesthouse Life I piled them up. The family photos. And then I started hanging, with no plan...no plan at all. Along the way I added little things from the garden. And magic numbers here and there. And some treasures from my desk...

Marrakech: and a tale of...eek, the final French TV ad on Marrakech -- our 25 seconds of fame
on Oct 21, 2009 in Culture In the media Marrakesh Psst, you see we were actually not in 1 French TV commercial promoting Marrakech, but 3 Each had 15 seconds that were the same and 10 seconds that were different. Here's one promoting Nouvelles Frontieres Resort in Marrakech. This was...